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The Terai Tiger
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@Shardul, You are putting wrong link. You are putting link of page which contain the image and other things like text, comment etc but not the image itself. I mean you should put the link of image only not the url where it is located.
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Nee Soni Photography
There are certain mornings that are simply unforgettable and their memories leave you speechless. This was one of them! Saw this tigress after a gap of almost 3 years! Well worth the wait! (Please excuse the poor quality Facebook reduces it) -- Corbett, March 2016  *This image is copyright of its original author
One of the most important areas throughout the tiger range, rich in prey density (only the Great Rift Valley areas in Africa harbours more large mammals), home to several hundred tigers among the largest, most beautiful, and well-studied tigers in the world.
The abundance of Sambar, Chital, Hog deer, and Barasingha makes this tiger heaven. This sub-Himalayan arc from Nepal-North India-Sikkim-Bhutan-Assam-and Tibet can become a tiger stronghold with proper conservation.
Soumyajit Nandy
4th sighting of the tour, Day 2 from Sambar Road watch tower As it was immensely fruitful on Day 1, we decided to spend the noon time in-between safaris again on the watch tower on Day 2 too. Hardly half an hour into the break and this huge male came from the "paar", crossed Ramganga river and climbed the 2nd high bank on Sambar Road. March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM + 2TC III — at Jim Corbett National Park.  *This image is copyright of its original author KING! February 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM f2.8, 1/2500sec, ISO-200, handheld  *This image is copyright of its original author 7th sighting of the tour, Day 4 from Sambar Road watch tower It had been raining on and off since the previous night which is not a good sign for wildlife watching. It rained in the morning safari too and as expected there were no sightings. After the safari we decided to sit at the watch tower. As it was our last day in Dhikala, our plan was to spend starting couple of hours in the afternoon safari and then head towards the Dhangari gate. It was quite gloomy and at the watch tower too we were not expecting much to happen. I decided not to put the 2X tele-converter and try my luck if any action happens near by. Almost an hour into the break and a Sambar calls, followed by Spotted Deer. We could judge that some action is happening on the Sambar Road itself and in the close proximity. Hence, I decided to go down to the 1st tier as I was anticipating the predator to come towards the waterhole. The calls came closer and then suddenly I saw 2 Spotted Deer jump across the small path leading to the waterhole, along with their fawn. Few moments later, more deer ran and inside the bushes and tall grasses I saw the big cat behind them. The Grassland Female stopped momentarily near the watch tower to have a look at us, before carrying on with her hunt. But that one glance was good enough to give me goosebumps, as she stood just 20 feet away from the tower, and myself being all alone on that deck! March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM  *This image is copyright of its original author 5th sighting of the tour, Day 2 from Sambar Road watch tower Few minutes after the male vanished into the forest, we saw this female (most likely the Chuwapani Female) approach Ramganga river from the old Sambar Road. She drank water and went back to the Sambar Road, scent marking on the trees. She also came close to the watch tower but didn't pay visit to the near by waterhole as there were too many people making noise. It would be interesting to note that there were no alarm calls today for both the sightings from tower, though deer were present in plenty all around! March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM + 2TC III  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 3rd sighting of the tour, Day 2 at Tungbhoji We missed this female on Day 1. She came out minutes after we crossed Mota Saal and sat on the track for almost an hour. Few other people saw and photographed her. So we decided to spend some time in the grassland on Day 2 morning. We saw some pugmarks at Amla Tiraha and were waiting there when the forest came alive with Cheetal alarm calls. We anticipated some action to happen near the Thandi Sadak watch tower as the calls came from that side itself. So we went to Tungbhoji and after a few minutes wait she emerged out of the thickets. She crossed the track thrice before vanishing towards Bichhubhoji. March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM  *This image is copyright of its original author 2nd sighting, Day 1, from Sambar Road watch tower As we were trying to figure out where did Thandi Maa hide herself in the grasses, a sambar deer quite far away started bellowing alarm calls gazing towards the 1st high bank on Sambar Road. And then emerged this female from the bend, walked all along the river bank and climbed on to the 1st new track branching off the Sambar Road, spray marked on a tree and walked off to the dense foliage. We could not adjudge the proper identity of this tiger; however, she looked like the Chuwapani Female. March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM  *This image is copyright of its original author Thandi Maa looking back at us! This was the 1st sighting which happened on Day 1 from the Sambar Road watch tower in Dhikala. We got a tip-off at Dhikala campus that a tiger has charged at the tourist elephant in the grassland near the watch tower. So we decided to spend the time, when safari remains closed, at the tower. Half an hour in the tower and there were Cheetal alarm calls in the grassland below. She emerged out of the tall grasses after an unsuccessful hunting attempt. After some hide-&-seek game she went to the Ramganga to cool her off. For nearly 20 minutes she was in the water and then moved back to the grassland to relax. This sighting lasted for almost an hour. She was seen again by the tourist elephant and also from the watch tower during the evening safari. For this particular image, I climbed down to a lower tier to position the tiger inbetween the tree branches and create a little different frame! March 2016 Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f2.8L IS USM  *This image is copyright of its original author Ringora-wali Female Let me start the series with my 9th (last) sighting of the March 2016 tour. This sighting will remain etched in my memory for the lifetime as this is one of those shy tigers of Corbett which avoids Gypsys. My target in Bijrani this time was this particular female and for that I spent all my time in Ringora area. It was a tough hunt which included a lot of patience and sacrifices (sighting of Sharmili and her grown up cubs are relatively easier, but I didn't go for them). I missed this female during my first safari itself and finally on my last safari I managed to get her. Icing on the cake was her head-on walk on the track towards my Gypsy!  *This image is copyright of its original author
This is spectacular shot by wildlife photographer Rajarshi Banerji. He originally shared it on facebook.
Below is his statement regarding this sighting The famous Grassland Male of Dhikala, one of the largest male tigers of India, apparently 'abducted' the Paarwali on the night of 21st March. At 6:05 am on 22nd March, I found the pair sitting on the road just below the Sambar Road watch tower. The light was extremely low and the spot was in the shade. But the tigers were displaying a range of expressions and activities that a wildlife photographer cannot afford to miss  *This image is copyright of its original author
The beauty of Corbett..
Bijrani Zone.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Another image of same male tiger from Corbett National Park (CTR). In words of Rajarshi Banerji
"The Abductor of femme fatale. The Grassland Male is a prodigious, humongous specimen. He is bigger than most or all of the biggest males we see these days in the other tiger forests of India. And he was in an aggressive mood on that fateful morning of 22nd March, 2016 when we met him and the 'kidnapped' Paarwali just below the Sambar Road watchtower. His fury seemed to enlarge his already immense torso and his facial expression said it all......It was a memorable experience to meet such a magnificent animal in low light on a forest road "  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Sandeep Dutta Photography
"Queen of Corbett, Dhikala"  *This image is copyright of its original author
Photo and information credits: Sandeep Dutta
"The Showstopper of Dhikala"  *This image is copyright of its original author
Daanish Shastri Nature & Wildlife Photography
Ringora Female - Mother  *This image is copyright of its original author Cub one  *This image is copyright of its original author Cub two  *This image is copyright of its original author Paaro, Habitat Shot EOS 70D, 18-135mm f3.5-5.6. Dhikala, Corbett NP.  *This image is copyright of its original author Charamma / Sharmili Bijrani, Corbett NP. EOS 7D mark ii, 300mm f2.8.  *This image is copyright of its original author The Ramganga Tigress Paaro/Paarwaali, the absolutely gorgeous queen of Dhikala. EOS 7D mark ii, 100-400mm IS ii. Dhikala, Corbett NP.  *This image is copyright of its original author Grassland Female Golden Tiger in golden light. Dhikala Grasslands are just spectacular. EOS 70D, 100-400mm. Dhikala, Corbett NP.  *This image is copyright of its original author looks like a big girl ^^^ Happy Holi! Here's an extremely colourful image of Paaro I recently photographed. Hope all of you had a colourful holi too smile emoticon EOS 70D, 10-18mm. Dhikala, Corbett NP.  *This image is copyright of its original author Queen Paaro Sniffing the bush before scent marking. Dhikala, Corbett NP. EOS 7d mark ii, 100-400mm IS ii.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Here is another Pair of Tiger from Corbett. Photo by Rajarshi Banerji
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Tiger paradise
Bijrani,CTR. https://www.facebook.com/100009882306278...160934759/ The boys with mamma ^^
The backward Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is all set to get two new tiger reserve in near future due to closure of the Panna tiger reserved in the adjoining Madhya Pradesh following the ambitious Kane-Betwa river link project.
With the coming us of these two new tiger reserves, the total number of tiger reserves in UP will go up to five. The two new tiger reserves will come up at Ranipur Sanctuary in Chitrakoot and Banda districts and another at Mahavir Sanctuary in Lalitpur. Ranipur sanctuary is spread out in 230 sq. kms in Chitrakoot-Banda region. It is the natural habitat of many animals including leopard, tiger, sloth bear, sambar, blackbuck, peafowl, spur-fowl, jungle fowl, printed partridge, fishing cat and chinkara. Located in Lalitpur , the Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of 5.4 sq. km. The sanctuary is 125 km from Jhansi, the magnificent gateway to the Bundelkhand region, rendered famous by the legendary Rani Laxmi Bai. The main population of the sanctuary consists of animals such as leopard, neel gai, wild boar and sambhar and there is a rich variety of avian population. The region is also very rich in flora. Official sources here today said that process for shifting of the tigers of Panna tiger reserve would start soon due to construction of a dam on Kane river in MP under Kane Betwa link project. There are 30 tigers in Panna including 12 cubs of which half would be given to UP for the two new tiger reserves and half will be shifted to Bandhavgarh in MP. Sources said entire Panna tiger reserve would be inundated after the contruction of the dam for the river linking project.UP and MP governments have approved the project and in 2008, the cost was estimated at Rs 9,393 crores. An area of 5852 hectares of area of Panna reserve would be affected in which 2900 hectare would be accommodated by UP through these two new reserves. In 2014 census, Panna had 30 tigers including 12 cubs and it has increase bow but census would be done again in 2018. Presently UP has three tiger reserves now - Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh in Bijnore district and there are 118 tigers there. Pilibhit tiger reserve was the latest of the state and country's 45th tiger reserve which came to existence in 2014. Dudhwa Tiger Reserve was the state's first tiger reserve that came into existence in 1987, followed by Amangarh Tiger Reserve established in 2012. Located on the Indo-Nepal border, Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is spread over 73,024.98 hectares and is home to nearly 30 tigers and many other endangered species. The Dudhwa Tiger reserve is a part of the Dudwa National park in the Terai of UP and it covers an area of 490.3 km , with a buffer zone of 190 km. It is located on the Indo-Nepal border in the Lakhimpur Kheri District, and has buffer of reserved forest areas on the northern and southern sides. It represents one of the few remaining examples of a highly diverse and productive Terai ecosystem, supporting a large number of endangered species, obligate species of tall wet grasslands and species of restricted distribution. Amangarh Tiger Reserve is a Tiger Reserve in Bijnor district of UP and it has an area of 80 sq km. It is home to tigers, elephants and a wide variety of other wild animals.Amangarh Tiger Reserve was originally part of the Jim Corbett National Park, and after the state of Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Jim Corbett went to Uttarakhand and Amangarh remained in Uttar Pradesh. Amangarh Tiger reserve forms an extension of and buffer to Jim Corbett National Park. It was notified in 2012 as a Tiger Reserve. There was no human settlement inside this zone, hence the notification was easier.UNI MB SV NS1445 Save the tiger / Planete tigre  *This image is copyright of its original author
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